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History of Park Development in Yokohama
Last Updated November 5, 2024
Yamate Park Mid-Meiji Landscape in Yokohama Archives of History
Yokohama is the birthplace of parks in Japan.
It began with the opening of Yamate Park on June 4, 1870, as a park exclusively for foreign residents.
This park history is a partial revision of the chronology created in 1990 when the park was born in Yokohama City celebrated its 120th anniversary.
| Park History | Year | The world |
|---|---|---|
| ― | 1667 (Kanbun 7) | Completed Yoshidashinden Landfill |
| ― | 1853 (Kinaga Gen) Year | The arrival of Perry |
| ― | 1854 (Ansei 1) | Convention of Kanagawa |
| ― | 1859 (Ansei 6) | Yokohama Port Opening |
| ― | 1867 (Keio 3) | Reign of great government |
| ― | 1868 (Meiji 1) | Meiji Restoration |
| Establishment of parks for foreign settlements | 1869 (Meiji 2) | Lighting gas lights on Honchodori and others The opening of the Yokohama-Tokyo telegraph |
| Establishment of Yamate Park | 1870 (Meiji 3) | Opening of the Gatheza |
| ― | 1872 (Meiji 5) | Opening of the Yokohama-Shimbashi Railway |
| Government officials regarding the opening of the park | 1873 (Meiji 6) | ― |
| Opened Soga Park (now Yokohama Park) | 1876 (Meiji 9) | ― |
| ― | 1887 (Meiji 20) | Completion of modern water supply in Yokohama |
| ― | 1889 (Meiji 22) | Birth of Yokohama City (municipal organization enforcement) |
| Opening of Sankeien (outside site) (current Gaien area is open to the public) | 1906 (Meiji 39) | ― |
| Establishment of Kamonyama Park | 1914 (Taisho 3) | ― |
| Earthquake reconstruction | 1923 (Taisho 12) | Great Kanto Earthquake |
| Establishment of Nogeyama Park | 1926 (Taisho 15) | ― |
| ― | 1928 (Showa 3) | Opened Yokohama Station at the current location |
| Opened Yokohama City Jido-yuenchi Park | 1929 (Showa 4) | ― |
| Opened Yamashita Park, Motomachi Park and Kanagawa Park | 1930 (Showa 5) | ― |
| ― | 1935 (Showa 10) | Commemorative Yokohama Exposition held (Oyamashita Park) |
| Kirin Garden opened | 1937 (Showa 12) | ― |
| Established Tokiwa Park as an air defense green space | 1942 (Showa 17) | ― |
| Opened Komyoji Park as an air defense green space | 1943 (Showa 18) | ― |
| Opened Tsunashima Park as an air defense green space | 1944 (Showa 19) | ― |
| Park Requisition by Occupation Forces | 1945 (Showa 20) | End of the war |
| Establishment of Mitsuzawa Park | 1949 (Showa 24) | Held the Japan Trade Expo (Onogeyama Park and Sorimachi Park) |
| Opened an amusement park in Nogeyama Zoo (outside site) | 1951 (Showa 26) | Over 1 million people in Yokohama |
| The 10th National Athletic Meet held at Mitsuzawa Park | 1955 (Showa 30) | ― |
| Enforcement of the City Parks Law (Current Law) Established Nojimakoen |
1956 (Showa 31) | ― |
| Sankeien (outside site) inner garden is open to the public. | 1958 (Showa 33) | ― |
| Established the Park Protection Association | 1961 (Showa 36) | ― |
| Establishment of Harbor View Park (Minato-no-Mieru Oka Koen) | 1962 (Showa 37) | ― |
| Establishment of Sorimachi Park | 1963 (Showa 38) | ― |
| ― | 1964 (Showa 39) | Tokaido Shinkansen opened Tokyo Olympic Games |
| 157 public parks in Yokohama, area 147ha | 1965 (Showa 40) | ― |
| Honmoku Citizen's Park opened | 1969 (Showa 44) | ― |
| ― | 1970 (Showa 45) | Osaka World Exposition Over 2 million people in Yokohama |
| Open Children's Nature Park | 1972 (Showa 47) | ― |
| Establishment of ordinances to create and nurture a green environment Opened Kuraki Park |
1973 (Showa 48) | First Oil Shock |
| Yokohama City Public Park 552 locations, area 309ha Established Tomioka General Park |
1975 (Showa 50) | ― |
| Established Negishi Forest Park | 1977 (Showa 52) | ― |
| Establishment of Odori Park | 1978 (Showa 53) | Opening of Yokohama Stadium |
| Yokohama Children's Botanical Garden (outside site) establishment | 1979 (Showa 54) | ― |
| Opened Konandai Chuo Park | 1980 (Showa 55) | ― |
| Development of Green Master Plan | 1981 (Showa 56) | ― |
| Opened Kanazawa Nature Park and Kaiko Hiroba | 1982 (Showa 57) | ― |
| Yokohama City Public Park 1,239 locations, area 609ha | 1985 (Showa 60) | Yokohama City Population exceeds 3 million |
| Established Marine Park | 1988 (Showa 63) | ― |
| Opening of Misono Park in Grand Mall Park | 1989 (Heisei 1) | The opening of the Yokohama Expo Opening of Yokohama Bay Bridge |
| Yokohama City Public Park 1,675 locations, area 883ha | 1990 (Heisei 2) | Osaka International Flower and Green Exposition |
| Opening of Maioka Park | 1992 (Heisei 4) | ― |
| Nagayamon Park (outside site) opened | 1993 (Heisei 5) | Established Hakkeijima |
| Yokohama City Public Park 2,022 locations, area 1,125ha | 1995 (Heisei 7) | Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake |
| Yokohama City Green Basic Plan Development | 1997 (Heisei 9) | ― |
| Opened Shin-Yokohama Park (outside site) | 1998 (Heisei 10) | ― |
| Established Yokohama Animal Forest Park Yokohama Zoo (ZOORASIA (outside site)) partially opened |
1999 (Heisei 11) | ― |
| Opened Hongo Fujiyama Park (archery hall) | 2000 (Heisei 12) | ― |
| Established Seya Hongo Park | 2002 (Heisei 14) | Japan and South Korea co-hosted the FIFA World Cup (Yokohama International Stadium is the venue for the finals) |
| Jingashita Keikoku Park opened | 2004 (Heisei 16) | ― |
| Yokohama City Water and Green Basic Plan Development Established Genkaida Park |
2007 (Heisei 19) | ― |
| Opened Matano Park and Chigasaki Castle Ruins Park | 2008 (Heisei 20) | ― |
| Development of Yokohama Green Up Plan (new and expanded measures) Established American Mountain Park, Shinjiriyama Park and Tanimoto Park |
2009 (Heisei 21) | ― |
| Opened Tachibana no Oka Park | 2011 (Heisei 23) | Great East Japan Earthquake |
| Opening of Matano Bettei Garden | 2013 (Heisei 25) | ― |
| ― | 2016 (Heisei 28) | Held the 33rd National Urban Greenery Yokohama Fair |
Inquiries to this page
Strategic Planning Division, Strategic Planning Department, Green Environment Bureau
Telephone: 045-671-2644
Telephone: 045-671-2644
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Email address: mk-koenplan@city.yokohama.lg.jp
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